There is a kind of victory in good work, no matter how humble.

When people lack jobs, opportunity, and ownership of property they have little or no stake in their communities.

The Democratic Party is the party of the status quo.

Economic growth doesn't mean anything if it leaves people out.

I would be a fool to put my feet down in a position where I can't accommodate metamorphoses.

The only thing I can do is tell the truth as I see it and let the chips fall where they may.

My passion for ideas is not matched with a passion for partisan or electoral politics.